{"id":6079,"date":"2025-11-24T14:47:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swazidailynews.com\/?p=6079"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:47:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:47:29","slug":"ronaldo-40-rolls-back-the-years-with-stunning-bicycle-kick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6079\/national\/ronaldo-40-rolls-back-the-years-with-stunning-bicycle-kick\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo, 40, rolls back the years with stunning bicycle kick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cristiano Ronaldo reminded the world of his enduring brilliance with a spectacular overhead kick for Al Nassr in their 4-1 triumph over Al Khaleej. <br \/><br \/>The 96th-minute strike sent fans into raptures and left the Portuguese icon posting on X: \u201cBest caption wins!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The emphatic win in Riyadh keeps Al Nassr four points clear at the top of the Saudi Pro League after nine matches.<\/p>\n<p>Former Premier League stars Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix and Sadio Man\u00e9 also found the net, but it was Ronaldo\u2019s acrobatics that stole the headlines.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his glittering career, the five-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner is still chasing his first title in Saudi Arabia nearly three years after joining.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER LEGENDS WHO SCORED IN THEIR 40s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo\u2019s feat joins a select list of footballing greats who defied age and scored iconic goals well past their 40th birthday:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6084 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cristiano-ronaldo-scores-251123g-1200-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1156\" height=\"651\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zlatan Ibrahimovic \u2013 At 41, Zlatan became the oldest goalscorer in Serie A history, netting a trademark strike for AC Milan before retiring in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Francesco Totti \u2013 The AS Roma legend bowed out at 40, still scoring decisive goals in Serie A and proving his class until his final match.<\/p>\n<p>Teddy Sheringham \u2013 At 40 years and 268 days, Sheringham became the oldest scorer in Premier League history, showing his sharp instincts for West Ham.<\/p>\n<p>Romario \u2013 The Brazilian World Cup winner continued to score into his 40s, even returning briefly at 43 to play alongside his son.<\/p>\n<p>Jose Sand \u2013 The Argentine striker netted for Lanus at 41, breaking a 62-year-old record for oldest scorer in Argentina\u2019s topflight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo reminded the world of his enduring brilliance with a spectacular overhead kick for Al Nassr in&hellip;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,37,43],"tags":[46,79,71,39,50,53,68],"class_list":["post-6079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national","category-soccer","category-sports","tag-africa","tag-betway-premiership","tag-champions-league","tag-entertainment","tag-international","tag-soccer","tag-sport","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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